Title 26, Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-102
§2054 Losses
Title 26 › Subtitle B — Estate and Gift Taxes › CHAPTER 11 — ESTATE TAX › Subchapter A — Estates of Citizens or Residents › PART IV — TAXABLE ESTATE › § 2054
Summary
Reduce the taxable estate by deducting uncompensated losses from settling estate caused by fires, storms, shipwrecks, other casualties, or theft.
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Title 26, §2054
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For purposes of the tax imposed by section 2001, the value of the taxable estate shall be determined by deducting from the value of the gross estate losses incurred during the settlement of estates arising from fires, storms, shipwrecks, or other casualties, or from theft, when such losses are not compensated for by insurance or otherwise.
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26 U.S.C. § 2054
Title 26, Internal Revenue Code
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102